EPA Benefits

1. If you are a temporary employee, please stop here. You do notqualify for benefits.

2. If you are a permanent employee and your FTE is between 50% -74%, you are eligible to apply for certain benefits, but you will be responsible for paying the premiums. Whether or not you elect to have benefits, the Benefit Program Administration Office requires that you sign off that you have seen the benefits policies. Please proceed to the following website: www.newemployeeorientation.unc.edu to begin the process of signing up for benefits or declining benefits coverage.

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4. If you are a permanent employee and your FTE is 75% -100%, you are eligible to apply for all benefits. Please proceed to the following website: www.newemployeeorientation.unc.edu to begin this process.

After logging in, you should make every attempt to complete orientation in its entirety. Please allow approximately 90 minutes for completion. If you logout before completion, you will have to start benefits orientation over from the beginning. Please complete and submit the Employee Sign-Off form before logging out to indicate that you have taken and completed online orientation.

It is your responsibility to complete orientation and submit completed benefit enrollment forms no later than 30 days from your effective date of hire. Failure to submit the completed benefits enrollment forms within 30 days may result in: ineligibility for benefits and/or additional waiting periods, or the need for additional documentation, depending on the benefit.